Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site
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Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site, | |
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Peale's 1806 painting, The Exhumation of the Mastodon | |
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| Location | Rt. 17K, vicinity of Montgomery, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′35″N 74°13′4″W / 41.52639°N 74.21778°WCoordinates: 41°31′35″N 74°13′4″W / 41.52639°N 74.21778°W |
| Area | 2.06 acres (0.83 ha)[1] |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000863[2] |
| Added to NRHP | October 20, 2009[2] |
The Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site, near Montgomery, New York, is the site of an 1801 exhumation of a mastodon which became "the world's first fully articulated prehistoric skeleton".[3] The exhumation was led by artist/scientist Charles Willson Peale.[1]
The site was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 2009.[1][2] The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of November 6, 2009.[4]
The mastodon skeleton is exhibited at the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Germany.
References
- 1 2 3 William E. Kratinger, Katherine Woltz, Evan Galbraith, and Joseph Devine (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 20, 2009. (26 pages, with __ figures and __ photos)
- 1 2 3 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. November 6, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Weekly Highlight 11/06/2009 Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site".
- ↑ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved ____, 2009. Check date values in:
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